Sutter-Yuba County Biographies
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JOHN H. HANSEN
America has been the land of opportunity to many men of foreign
birth, and Denmark has not been behind other nations in sending to the United
States those who have been influential in molding the development and promoting
the progress of the communities with which they have become allied. Among this
number is John H. Hansen, who has demonstrated the value of industry and
perseverance in the attainment of success and has taken his place with the
leading agriculturists of District No. 10, Yuba County. He was born in Ravsted,
Denmark, November 24, 1877, the third in a family of ten children whose parents
were Christian and Anna (Hendricksen) Hansen.
John H. Hansen arrived in Ferndale, Cal., in December, 1893, joining
his brother, C. P. Hansen, who was located there four years previously. For
four years he worked on the ranch of his uncle, J. Hansen, and then embarked in
an independent venture, starting in the dairy business on the Hart place at
Pleasant Point, which he conducted for seven years with pronounced success. In
1913 he sold his lease, returning to Denmark, where he spent four months. On
his return to California he located in Yuba County in 1914, and purchased his
present ranch of 101 acres, situated seven mile north of Marysville. The tract
was bare and undeveloped at the time it came into his possession; but through
hard work and judicious management he has transformed it into a productive and
valuable property, supplied with all modern improvements. He raises alfalfa,
and in 1923 set out a vineyard and prune orchard, while he also operates a
dairy. He is thorough and painstaking in his work and makes it a point to keep
well informed regarding all new developments along the lines in which he is
specializing.
Mr. Hansen was married in Ferndale, on February 8, 1906, to Miss
Regine Christensen, also a native of Denmark. She was born in Esbjerg, on
September 5, 1885, a daughter of Capt. Hans Peter Christiansen, who followed a
seafaring life for many years, later being appointed harbor director at Esbjerg
by the Danish government. Mrs. Hansen was also attracted by the opportunities
of a newer country, and arrived in Ferndale in 1898. By her marriage she has
become the mother of seven children: Harry, Gerda, Eunice, Justin, Mederd, Amy
and Elaine.
Mr. Hansen received his citizenship papers from Judge Wilson at
Eureka, Cal., in February, 1902, and exercises his right of franchise in support
of the men and measures of the Republican party. He is deeply interested in the
educational development of his district and is now serving as a trustee on the
school board of Feather River Union School District. He belongs to the Danish
Lutheran Church and is a charter member of District No. 10 Center, of the Yuba
County Farm Bureau. He is affiliated with Friendship Lodge No. 220, I.O.O.F.,
in Ferndale, and for about twenty-seven years has belonged to Valhalla Lodge No.
11, Dania of Ferndale, in which he is a past officer. He is loyal to the
interests of his adopted country; and his present prosperity is well deserved,
for it has been won through honorable methods and untiring effort, intelligently
directed.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 533-534